秋裤

秋褲

qiūkù

noun

Measure Word

一条秋裤 tiáo

Meanings

1 long underwear pants
2 long johns (thermal leggings)

Characters

Examples

天冷了,该穿秋裤了。

Tiān lěng le, gāi chuān qiūkù le.

It's cold, time to put on long johns.

我妈打电话就为了让我穿秋裤。

Wǒ mā dǎ diànhuà jiù wèile ràng wǒ chuān qiūkù.

My mom called just to make me wear long johns.

Tips

culture

A running joke in Chinese internet culture: moms nagging grown children to wear 秋裤 is a classic 'Chinese mom' meme. There's even a fake origin story claiming Stalin forced them on China to weaken Chinese bodies (debunked, but widely shared).

Stroke Order

秋 qiū

裤 kù